Run Ralph Run!

There's good news for politics watchers this morning - Ralph Nader is starting yet another third party effort for president:

WASHINGTON (AP) –Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president.

The consumer advocate made the announcement Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He says most Americans are disenchanted with the Democratic and Republican parties, and that none of the presidential contenders are addressing ways to stem corporate crime and Pentagon waste and promote labor rights.

Nader also ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. He is still loathed by many Democrats who call him a spoiler and claim his candidacy in 2000 cost the party the election by siphoning votes away from Al Gore in a razor-thin contest in Florida.

Nader was a factor in 2000, especially in Florida where the voters he took from Al Gore could have decided the race in favor of the great wooden candidate. He was an asterisk in 2004, and if there's something smaller than an asterisk, that's what he'll be in 2008. I don't think the Dems have much to fear from his candidacy, and certainly he won't affect the GOP at all.

I'll talk about this subject and more on Monday's BlogTalkRadio program which you can hear by clicking on the icon. Feel free to call in and join the conversation. The show kicks off at 7pm PT Monday night.

I've expanded Monday's show to 45 minutes to give us plenty of time. The call-in number will be (347) 347-5547.